JLPT N5 Kanji Practice: Days of the Month

Test takers need to feel comfortable reading a few different Kanji characters prior to taking the N5 test. In this post, I want to share some study materials that I have created to help get some extra practice in!

This post will center around the counters for the days of the month. Did you know that the counters for days of the month have special readings!? While it may feel a little overwhelming at first, practicing a little bit each day helps to build confidence.

The words and their readings

1st ・ついたち・一日
2nd・ふつか・二日
3rd・みっか・三日
4th・よっか・四日
5th・いつか・五日
6th・むいか・六日
7th・なのか・七日
8th・ようか・八日
9th・ここのか・九日
10th・とおか・十日
11th・じゅういちにち・十一日
12th・じゅうににち・十二日
13th・じゅうさんにち・十三日
14th・じゅうよっか・十四日
15th・じゅうごにち・十五日

16th・じゅうろくにち・十六日
17th・じゅうしちにち・十七日
18th・じゅうはちにち・十八日
19th・じゅうくにち・十九日
20th・はつか・二十日
21st・にじゅういちにち・二十一日
22nd・にじゅうににち・二十二日
23rd・にじゅうさんにち・二十三日
24th・にじゅうよっか・二十四日
25th・にじゅうごにち・二十五日
26th・にじゅうろくにち・二十六日
27th・にじゅうしちにち・二十七日
28th・にじゅうはちにち・二十八日
29th・にじゅうくにち・二十九日
30th・さんじゅうにち・三十日

Did you notice? While the first 10 days all have special readings, the majority of the rest don’t! After the 10th, the days you should pay extra attention to are: the 14th, the 20th, and the 24th.